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CVE-2020-36023

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Aug 11, 2023 | Modified: Nov 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36023
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via crafted .pdf file to FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PopplerFreedesktop20.12.1 (including)20.12.1 (including)
PopplerUbuntubionic*
PopplerUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
PopplerUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
PopplerUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
PopplerUbuntufocal*
PopplerUbuntutrusty*
PopplerUbuntuupstream*
PopplerUbuntuxenial*

References

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